Tag: Ecology/Environment

January 10, 2020

Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) In November of last year, the wildfire that started in California, U.S.A burned areas that amount ...

Plants found to speak roundworm’s language

January 10, 2020

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have found that plants manipulate nematode pheromones to repel these pests, which cause more than ...

Large ‘herbivores of the sea’ help keep coral reefs healthy

Fishing practices that selectively remove large parrotfish could put corals at riskCredit: Andrew Shantz, Penn State Selective fishing can disrupt ...

Toward a smarter way of recharging the aquifer

Researchers find a cause of high arsenic concentrations in recharged aquifers: Dissolved organic compoundsCredit: Jun Lab To replenish groundwater, many ...

Improved functioning of diverse landscape mosaics

Credit: University of Zurich To date, biodiversity research primarily focused on the number of plant species present in ecosystems. "Most ...

‘Resurrection ecology’ of 600-year-old water fleas used to understand pollution adaptation

Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Dagmar Frisch One of the leading threats to lakes since the ...

Shark and ray vision comes into focus

Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Nathan Hart, Macquarie University Vision is a crucial sense for most ...

New Phytopathology journal focus issue emphasizes virological advances

Credit: Decai Tuo and Wentao Shen Viruses cause some of the most important plant diseases worldwide with an estimated $60 ...

Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization

Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.Credit: ...

Study: How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater

New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensiveCredit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Stanford, CA-- Corals depend ...

How do corals make the most of their symbiotic algae?

New work indicates how sea anemones control the size of their algal populations that reside within their tissueCredit: Photograph is ...

Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years

Credit: Ryan Crutchfield/FishMap.org GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sometimes scientists make mistakes. Case in point is the chanchita, a South American freshwater ...

Fish species benefit from marine protection to varying extents

Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species ...

LED lighting in greenhouses helps but standards are needed